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Publication date: Friday, October 16, 2020 9:09 AM
Mikel Arteta could be about to force Arsenal star Mesut Ozil into exile.
The midfielder has not played for the Gunners in seven months despite being the club’s highest paid player.
The Daily Mail says Ozil will be dropped from Mikel Arteta’s 25-player Premier League squad on Tuesday, ensuring he stays off the pitch for at least the rest of 2020.
The move would follow Arteta’s decision to cut the 32-year-old out of his Europa League plans earlier this month.
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When asked if Ozil would be on the Premier League roster, Arteta said: “He was not the only one who was not on the Europa League roster.
“It is a difficult decision for me because leaving the players out of the squad, where they know they cannot get involved, is difficult.
“I don’t like it at all, but unfortunately we have to make the decision because we have an excess of foreign players.”
It comes just days after it was reported that the former German international was not interested in leaving the Emirates for Saudi Arabia and joining Al-Nassr.
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